Saturday, 22 October 2011

Becoming a human tape recorder

What does the DLWP sound like?

Andy Warhol used to take his tape-recorder everywhere with him and called it his 'wife'. Just imagine him in bars and restaurants or at The Factory - making recordings of the conversations and events that happened around him.

At the De La Warr today we invited visitors to become a human tape-recorder, making a unique portrait of the life and voice of the Pavilion. We'll be doing this every month of the Warhol Is Here exhibition - to create a new text art-work – with many authors/artists – in the true Factory spirit.

Here are some of our transcripts in words and pictures...

2:58

1) My Dad talking

2) plates being moved

3) People talking

4) Footsteps

5) A person saying " We usually have a seat"

6) Rewinding of a tape

7) A tape playing

8) Coffee maker noise

9) Warhol talking in a tape recorder

10) Mobile phone ringing

11) My brother talking

Dyllan Watkins

Aged 10

3.22

I can hear cups rattling

can hear people

can hear banging

can hear drawers going in and out

can hear chairs moving

can hear knives and forks

can hear people getting angry

can hear music

can hear people coughing

Katie Grimwood

Aged 7

3.35

People

Clicking

people talking

cups dinging

people walking

wheels turning

buggy

Barney Oliver Mackew and Stagecoach Bear

Aged 5

4:15
In the restaurant I can hear people chatting and cups and saucers clashing
also in the restaurant I can hear chairs being moved!
On the balcony I can hear the sea smashing on the rocks and pebbles.
I can also hear the seagulls chirping to each other.
On the stair case i can hear footsteps.
I hear children and adults muttering and talking!
Emily Balaban Aged 10

13 comments:

This is our first time in Bexhill and we have really enjoyed it.It was really interesting to see all of andy warhol's work really close up!My favourite piece of art work was the campbells tomato soup as it was one of his most famous pieces.

its alright but it was kinda boring at first but then when I saw the entirerly covered room by cows it blew me away and I like the exibition overall :) more vegetarian options on the menu would be good :P

This place used to be shabby and silent, save for occasional shuffling tea dances for the local retirees. Then they stripped out the silence and replaced it with pervading echoing din.

Voices are mingled, confused and co-mingled; an oasis of coherent conversation sits around a table on the top floor. Isolated snippets of conversation on genuine and antique 'cassette tape recorders' lie and wait for you to slip on headphones, rewind, fast forward, play, eject and stop.

The names of the interviewees mean nothing; once-beautiful, once-intimates of Warhol umm and err as a starstruck interviewer simpers.

My friends and I have ben lollygagging in Sussex. We went to Pevensey and viewed the ancient church that will sonhave its 800 year.We have just had food break in De Le Warr and stood on our heades viewing Andy Warhols art. Grey day out to see but warm tummies GREAT DAY